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practicing lawyers in Van Nuys

Van Nuys is called “the town that was started right.” The city of Van Nuys has historic roots, as Spanish settlers created the Mission San Fernando Rey in a place where generations of Native Americans lived.

After a history of settlements that grew around expanding railroads, an assemblage of bankers, developers, and other interests invested in a land rush. With planning and strategy by these well connected people, a town rose up almost immediately in San Fernando Valley.

Isaac Newton Van Nuys was instrumental in growing the town. As heir to a nearly 48,000 acre ranch, he molded it into a successful wheat growing venture.